The ambition that built your career shouldn't be the
thing that breaks you
You’ve built an impressive life. You deliver, you perform
and you rise to every demand. Yet beneath the achievement is a quiet truth many
high performers recognise: the version of success you’ve been living is no
longer sustainable. If you feel stretched, tired or unseen inside your own
life, you are not alone. Author Fleur Marks was a relentless overachiever until
a health crisis forced her to confront the cost of this pace. What followed was
a radical reset of how she lived, led and defined her worth.
This book is that reset. It doesn’t ask you to reduce your
ambition. It offers a new way to pursue it, without losing yourself in the
process. You'll uncover the beliefs that drive overachievement, neutralise
unhelpful perfectionism and build a healthier path to impact, influence and
fulfilment.
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Name
what’s breaking you: Recognise the invisible forces driving you
to the edge, and understand why everything that made you successful is now
quietly tearing you down.
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Reset
your mindset from the inside out: Master the three shifts that
change everything: say enough already, drop the masks, and loosen your
grip.
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Redefine
success so it includes you: Stop chasing more at
the cost of yourself, and create your own reimagined ambition.
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Lead
with impact: Discover how to show up intentionally, set brave
boundaries and create more impact by focusing on what matters.
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Make
it stick with your reset blueprint: Implement the practices,
rituals and systems that turn sustainable high performance into your new
way of life.
You don't have to wait for permission to live and lead differently. A different
way becomes possible the moment you choose it. Start your new beginning right
now, wherever you are, with The Overachiever’s Reset as your
roadmap.
About the Author
FLEUR MARKS is a globally recognised leadership
trainer, strategist and speaker who helps leaders in tech, finance, media and
professional services succeed sustainably.
After 20 years as an agency leader delivering brilliant work
while breaking under impossible standards, crisis forced her to rebuild.
Now she helps high performers master what she learned the
hard way: achieving excellence without sacrificing everything they love.
